Sanskrit quote nr. 760 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ रतिरभसादलीकनिद्रा- मधुरविघूर्णितलोचनोत्पलाभिः ।
शयनतलमशिश्रियन् वधूभिः सह मदमन्मथमन्थरा युवानः ॥atha ratirabhasādalīkanidrā- madhuravighūrṇitalocanotpalābhiḥ |
śayanatalamaśiśriyan vadhūbhiḥ saha madamanmathamantharā yuvānaḥ ||
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Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Sat (sāt, सात्): defined in 7 categories.
Alika (alīka, अलीक): defined in 5 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Vighurnita (vighūrṇita, विघूर्णित): defined in 1 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Utpala (utpalā, उत्पला): defined in 14 categories.
Tala (तल): defined in 25 categories.
Vadhu (vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Matha (मथ): defined in 10 categories.
Manthara (मन्थर, mantharā, मन्थरा): defined in 7 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvana (yuvāna, युवान): defined in 4 categories.
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “atha ratirabhasādalīkanidrā- madhuravighūrṇitalocanotpalābhiḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ratir -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sād -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]sāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- alīka -
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alīka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alīka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nidrā* -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madhura -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vighūrṇita -
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vighūrṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vighūrṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- locano -
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locana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]locana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utpalābhiḥ -
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utpalā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “śayanatalamaśiśriyan vadhūbhiḥ saha madamanmathamantharā yuvānaḥ”
- śayana -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- talam -
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tala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]talā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśiśriyan -
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√śri (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]
- vadhūbhiḥ -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- madam -
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mada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- an -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- matha -
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matha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√manth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mantharā* -
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manthara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mantharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yuvānaḥ -
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yuvan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 760 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.